Re: New to group... from mike again

[Guest guest]

that sounds like the best way for you but please don't get caught . i'm about

70 miles from fort wayne . really half way in between fort wayne and indy both.

just hang in there like we all do . mike

Cami DeFries <gsplovers@...> wrote: Mike,

Hi! Thanks for the info. The smoking thing was a very new concept to

me. I was seriously contemplating suicide...I'm not a depressed

person, far from it...but there's only so much pain a person can

take & I'd reached the end of the line. I'm so tired of always

having migraines that immobolize me and having numb legs & arms,

etc. And when I realized my hands wouldn't hardly work...they get so

painful & my fingers are ridiculously stiff & swollen...I just hit a

new bottom.

My husband actually suggested smoking. I had honestly never smoked

before, but he had when he was younger (for 'fun' - LOL). He brought

some home from a buddy at work & I tried it for the 1st time. Oh my

gosh! I couldn't believe the relief. I actually cried. I felt like a

human again...and I actually felt like I was the 34 years I really

am, instead of the 80 I usually feel.

Honestly, I would rather smoke than take med's like Vicodin. Maybe

that sounds crazy? I just feel that smoke is a completely natural

part of the earth & it's much less harmful than so many of the man-

made chemical pain killers, etc. Also, I'm concerned about addiction

to things like Vicodin. I have blood pressure problems too & worry

about pain pills affecting my blood pressure - especially since I

refuse to take med's for it...they make me really sick. Which is

another problem...I tend to have a really rough time with

nausea/vomitting & I've noticed pills (especially pain & anti-

inflammatory pills) can make that incredibly worse.

I'm in Northern Indiana...up close to South Bend, Michigan, etc. I

was referred to a rheumy in Ft. Wayne - Ringwald is her last name. I

didn't keep the appointment at that time...January of this year. I

had went into what I now know is a remission & thought I was 'fine'.

LOL! Famous last words!! But, now I have to get a referral from a

doctor & start over...last time it was a 3 month wait...who knows

what will happen this time?!

Thanks!!

Cami

Hi everyone! I've read a

little & am really glad I found this group!

>

> I was diagnosed with MS in 1996, RA in 2004. The RA gives me a run

> for my money! I'm SO tired all the time and my whole body

> hurts...like I'm sure you all experience.

>

> I began using marijuana (illegally - it's not 'allowed' in

Indiana)

> approximately 2 months ago...the pain was too much & they don't

make

> a pain medication that helps. I have found great relief in

smoking!

> I don't use it daily...only once or twice a month...usually when

it

> gets to the point where I want someone to shoot me - seriously.

>

> Ironically, I do not suffer much from the MS...I will occasionally

> get the 'dropsies' & have short-term memory issues. I think my

> numbness, which extends from my left leg toes up through a portion

> of my lower back, might actually be caused from the RA. Does

anyone

> else have this numbness? Drives me insane!! I also have a 'lump'

in

> my left foot...that's how it started. It's a large lump &

sometimes

> it's really painful & always feels 'strange' in my shoe.

>

> I am not currently on any medications - for either illness. I

think

> I'm probably going to have to look into starting some preventative

> med's for the RA...I can't imagine trying to work right now, but I

> can't NOT work either. What does everyone know about the med's,

etc.

> & how have they affected you? I pop Excedrin Tension Headache

pills

> like candy...the arthritis is bad in my neck & I have

> headaches/migraines literally every day.

>

> What about SSI/SSDI? I'm mostly functional with 'bouts' of flare-

up.

> I don't know if I would even qualify for this...but I would

> definitely be interested in checking it out. This

particular 'bout'

> has been with me for over 3 months...it starts to get better for a

> few days, then comes back full force. I'm not sure what they base

> who qualifies and who doesn't on. I've lost two jobs in the past

> year because of RA...missed work, etc. I'm not a 'job hopper' so

> this has been really rough for me to accept.

>

> Anyway, that's my story. Any input would be appreciated! I look

> forward to meeting everyone.

>

> Thanks!

> Cami

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[Guest guest]

Mike,

You're not far at all from me then! I'm about an hour West of Ft.

Wayne.

Yes, I'm careful. Honestly, I do not worry about it too much. I've

never been in trouble in my life and I hardly keep anything in the

house...what is here would probably seriously not interest police in

the area. In fact, they would probably find it laughable! LOL! I

never take the stuff outside or carry it on me...nothing like that.

I can't imagine the police being interested in me - at all! LOL!

Cami

Hi everyone! I've read a

> little & am really glad I found this group!

> >

> > I was diagnosed with MS in 1996, RA in 2004. The RA gives me a

run

> > for my money! I'm SO tired all the time and my whole body

> > hurts...like I'm sure you all experience.

> >

> > I began using marijuana (illegally - it's not 'allowed' in

> Indiana)

> > approximately 2 months ago...the pain was too much & they don't

> make

> > a pain medication that helps. I have found great relief in

> smoking!

> > I don't use it daily...only once or twice a month...usually when

> it

> > gets to the point where I want someone to shoot me - seriously.

> >

> > Ironically, I do not suffer much from the MS...I will

occasionally

> > get the 'dropsies' & have short-term memory issues. I think my

> > numbness, which extends from my left leg toes up through a

portion

> > of my lower back, might actually be caused from the RA. Does

> anyone

> > else have this numbness? Drives me insane!! I also have a 'lump'

> in

> > my left foot...that's how it started. It's a large lump &

> sometimes

> > it's really painful & always feels 'strange' in my shoe.

> >

> > I am not currently on any medications - for either illness. I

> think

> > I'm probably going to have to look into starting some

preventative

> > med's for the RA...I can't imagine trying to work right now, but

I

> > can't NOT work either. What does everyone know about the med's,

> etc.

> > & how have they affected you? I pop Excedrin Tension Headache

> pills

> > like candy...the arthritis is bad in my neck & I have

> > headaches/migraines literally every day.

> >

> > What about SSI/SSDI? I'm mostly functional with 'bouts' of flare-

> up.

> > I don't know if I would even qualify for this...but I would

> > definitely be interested in checking it out. This

> particular 'bout'

> > has been with me for over 3 months...it starts to get better for

a

> > few days, then comes back full force. I'm not sure what they

base

> > who qualifies and who doesn't on. I've lost two jobs in the past

> > year because of RA...missed work, etc. I'm not a 'job hopper' so

> > this has been really rough for me to accept.

> >

> > Anyway, that's my story. Any input would be appreciated! I look

> > forward to meeting everyone.

> >

> > Thanks!

> > Cami

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